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Modelo conceptual de selección de tecnologías para el manejo integral de residuos sólidos domésticos : bloque 3 aspectos tecnológicos

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National food consumption and micronutrient survey 2021: final report by Federal Government of Nigeria, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Subsequently, in January 2018, a NFCMS methodology workshop was held in Abuja, during which agreements were reached on the scope and level of representativeness for the survey, and key decisions pertaining to the survey governance structure. In this light, UNICEF was nominated as the fund management agency for the survey, and lITA as the lead implementing agency.…”
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Food security and nutrition: The Ethiopian case for action by Kaluski, DN, Ophir, E, Amede, Tilahun

“…Design: A systematic search of data sources from the Ethiopian Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC), the Ethiopian Central Statistical Authority, the World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the bibliographic database Medline and direct contacts with associations, institutions and people concerned with food security in Ethiopia. …”
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A way forward: Policy-driven transformation by Breisinger, Clemens, Keenan, Michael, Mbuthia, Juneweenex

“…In addition to structural challenges, growing challenges and vulnerabilities such as the threat of pandemics, commodity price crises, climate change, and conflicts, call for a new development and food policy paradigm (Breisinger et al. 2022; UNICEF 2022). At the same time, such a fresh approach can also help in harnessing the new opportunities that come with digitalization and with (policy) lessons from other countries that can be adapted to the Kenyan context.…”
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Introduction [in Food systems transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the past and policy options for the future] by Breisinger, Clemens, Keenan, Michael, Mbuthia, Juneweenex, Njuki, Jemimah

“…In addition, ongoing droughts in the arid and semiarid areas of Kenya meant that an estimated 3.5 million people were in need of assistance in May 2022 (UNICEF 2022).…”
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Take-up and demand for a bundle of biofortified seeds and agricultural inputs in northeastern Nigeria by Amare, Mulubrhan, Ambler, Kate, Bamiwuye, Temilolu, Bloem, Jeffrey R., Misra, Rewa S., Wagner, Julia

“…Northeastern Nigeria has some of the highest levels of food insecurity in Nigeria (UNICEF, 2023), and more volatile rainy seasons have led to massive floods, depleted soil quality, and disrupted agricultural growing seasons. …”
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The impact of orphanhood on food security in the high-HIV context of Blantyre, Malawi by Rivers, Jonathan, Mason, John B., Rose, Donald Diego, Eisele, Thomas P, Gillespie, Stuart, Mahy, Mary, Monasch, Roeland

“…A 2004 UNICEF/UNAIDS/USAID survey in Blantyre, Malawi, examined methods to improve monitoring and evaluation of interventions aimed at orphans and vulnerable children.A derivative of this larger study, the present study utilized the household data collected to assess differences in food security status among orphan households with the aim of helping food security programmers focus resources on the households most affected.Orphan households were classified by number and type of orphans supported. …”
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An assessment of the likely impact on Ugandan households of rising global food prices by Benson, Todd, Mugarura, Samuel, Wanda, Kelly

“…The Uganda offices of WFP, UNICEF, and FAO commissioned the Kampala office of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to assess the likely impact of rising world food prices on the welfare and food security of Ugandan households. …”
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Iron bioavailability and utilization in rats fed cassava-based complementary diets by Onabanjo, O.O., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Oguntona, C.R.B., Olayiwola, I.O., Oguntona, E.B., Dixon, Alfred G.O.

“…Iron deficiency anaemia is still a major nutritional problem in the world, affecting primarily infants, children, and fertile women in both developing and developed countries (UNICEF, 2006). Breast-fed infants generally have adequate iron status during the first 4-6 mo of life, after which stored iron is depleted. …”
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Kenyan diets: Quality, affordability, and preferences by Ecker, Olivier, Comstock, Andrew R., Pauw, Karl

“…In Kenya in 2020, an estimated 19 percent of children under five years of age were stunted (UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank 2021); in 2014, 33 percent of women aged 15–49 years were overweight or obese (KNBS et al. 2015), while recent regional trends in adults’ body mass index suggest a rapid increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity (Abarca-Gomez et al. 2017). …”
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Toward gender equality: A critical assessment of evidence on social safety nets in Africa by Peterman, Amber, Kumar, Neha, Pereira, Audrey, Gilligan, Daniel O.

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Progress in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) coverage and potential contribution to the decline in diarrhea and stunting in Ethiopia by Girma, Meron, Hussein, Alemayehu, Norris, Tom, Genye, Tirsit, Tessema, Masresha, Bossuyt, Anne, van Zyl, Cornelia

“…We used data from the four rounds of the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey and applied the new World Health Organization (WHO)/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) service standards to assess progress in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) coverage between 2000 and 2016. …”
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Market access by Perini, Sofía C., Tejeda Rodríguez, Agustín, Morales Opazo, Cristian, Weber, Regine, Miranda, Silvia Helena Galvao de

“…While LAC produce about a seventh of global exports in agri-food products63, food and nutrition security remains a concern in several of its countries, with 14% of the population classifying as severely food insecure, 41% as moderately or severely food insecure and 49.8 million people being undernourished in 2020 (FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO, 2021). Negotiations on market access are key for both LAC net agrifood exporting and importing countries with the objective to grant access to the products of exporters and to ensure the supply and food security not only for LAC importers but at global scale.…”
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[Introduction] Stop stunting: improving child feeding, women’s nutrition and household sanitation in South Asia by Aguayo, Victor M., Menon, Purnima

“…With this evidence in mind, UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia convened the Regional Conference: Stop Stunting: Improving Child Feeding, Women's Nutrition, and Household Sanitation in South Asia (New Delhi, November 10–12, 2014). …”
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Agriculture, WASH, and safety nets: Ethiopia’s multisector story by Warren, Andrea

“…The country was one of the top five performing countries in the 2000s in terms of reducing stunting by reducing its prevalence from 57.4 percent in 2000 to 44.2 percent in 2011, although levels remained high at 40.0 percent in 2014.2 The same 2014 Demographic and Health Survey found that a further 9 percent of children younger than 5 years old experience wasting, and only 4 percent of children meet the standards for a minimal acceptable diet (a World Health Organization [WHO]/UNICEF indicator for complementary feeding).3 Significant regional differences persist, with the highest rates of stunting (52 percent) found in Amhara and the lowest found in Gambela (27 percent) and Addis Ababa (22 percent). …”
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Introducing infant and young child feeding indicators into national nutrition surveillance systems: Lessons from Vietnam by Hajeebhoy, Nemat, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Do Thanh, de Onis, Mercedes

“…While anthropometric indicators based on international standards were regularly used for programme purposes, data on IYCF could not be collected with similar rigor until 2010.In 2009, with support from Alive & Thrive and UNICEF, the NNSS questionnaire was reviewed and additional content incorporated to measure IYCF practices. …”
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Care and nutrition: concepts and measurement by Engle, Patrice L., Menon, Purnima, Haddad, Lawrence J.

“…The conceptual model underlying the role of care in child nutrition has been applied more frequently over the past 10 years (UNICEF 1990). This paper will review new conceptual developments and the implications for the measurement and monitoring of care resources and care behaviors. …”
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Agro-Nutrition: The role of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in building resilient refugee communities in South-Western Uganda by International Potato Center

“…The success of this pilot has led to the integration of OFSP into Uganda’s self-reliance model across South-Western Uganda in 2024. A 2023 UNICEF report highlights the significant nutritional gap, with only 17.9% of refugees and 32.7% of host communities consuming sufficient Vitamin A-rich foods. …”
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Desarrollo de prototipo de silla de ruedas para mejorar proceso de producción de hortalizas al aire libre bajo modelo inclusivo

“…Sin embargo, O'Higgins no cuenta con programas de inserción ni desarrollo de herramientas para incorporar PeSD al principal sector económico de la región, lo que dificulta, además, la implementación de la Ley 21.015 que regula las cuotas de contratación de PeSD, dicha ley evidencia las dificultades de inserción en el sector, asociadas a: prejuicios sociales, desconocimiento de las posibilidades y potencial de la PeSD, temor a que su desempeño sea menor y a que esa persona se accidente (UNICEF,2004). El proyecto tiene por objetivo desarrollar un prototipo de silla de ruedas “off road” de bajo costo, que permita a PeSD desarrollar labores agrícolas. …”
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